Cuomo reports $27.8M on hand for re-election bid

10:38 PM,
Jul. 13, 2013

A file photo of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo in Albany.

Written by

Jon Campbell
Albany Bureau

Gov. Andrew Cuomo raised $6.2 million over the past six months for his 2014 re-election bid, while the state Democratic Party spent more than $5 million on television advertisements boosting his agenda, according to campaign filings.

Cuomo, a Democrat in his first term, reported having $27.8 million, an amount comparable to what he spent on his 2010 election campaign. The governor and the New York State Democratic Committee, which Cuomo controls, filed their six-month financial reports Friday with the state Board of Elections.